There really needs to be child armor

[Jack Niggleson]

I've been training the two children in my colony on imprisoned vagrants and their combat skills are getting pretty high, but without armor they're too vulnerable to actually send into combat. Given that children have the ability to fight and we can make other clothing sized for them, why can't I can make I make toddler sized flak vests and plate armor?

[HunterSilver]

Agreed. They realistically need to defend themselves on the Rim more often than any of us would like. Even just a flak vest for kids would make a big difference.

[Steelfleece]

I think I saw a mod for that already.

[Jack Niggleson]

Yeah, I already lost one kid to raiders (he got caught "skydreaming" near the map edge) and I've had some near misses with the other two. They have excellent quality swords and 10+ in melee, so they can kind of handle themselves, but if they take one hit in the wrong place they're down and dead before anyone can reach them.

[Jack Niggleson]

Originally posted by Steelfleece:

I think I saw a mod for that already.

I'm sure there is or will be, there are mods for everything, but it seems like a real oversight that it isn't in vanilla. Weapons, but no armor? Why?

[Steelfleece]

Originally posted by Jack Niggleson:

Originally posted by Steelfleece:

I think I saw a mod for that already.

I'm sure there is or will be, there are mods for everything, but it seems like a real oversight that it isn't in vanilla. Weapons, but no armor? Why?

Maybe some overly optimistic attempt to keep players from slotting 7-year-olds into the battle line?

[The Former]

Originally posted by Steelfleece:

Originally posted by Jack Niggleson:

I'm sure there is or will be, there are mods for everything, but it seems like a real oversight that it isn't in vanilla. Weapons, but no armor? Why?

Maybe some overly optimistic attempt to keep players from slotting 7-year-olds into the battle line?

That'll do it, I'd say.

[Bobby_Hill (♀)]

who would't dress there kids in armor in a world like Rimworld? you'd wanna give them a fighting chance

[Steelfleece]

Originally posted by Bobby_Hill:

who would't dress there kids in armor in a world like Rimworld? you'd wanna give them a fighting chance

Probably safer to shove them indoors and hope a meteor doesn't impact the nursery.

Spoiler: a meteor impacted the nursery.

[The Blind One]

Originally posted by Steelfleece:

Spoiler: a meteor impacted the nursery.

Randy: They'll never see it coming! Kekeke

On a serious note. Technically you wouldn't have your kids wear armor I reckon, you'd send them as deep into your base as possible and as far away removed from any enemies. The best armor sometimes is to simply not engage the enemy.

Though I do agree with the OP, there's a serious lack of clothing / armor for kids. Tribals don't even have kids clothing! This is absurd :(

We got parkas but no kid dusters? smh

I mean they don't need the full theatre of clothing adults have but at the very least SOMETHING that can provide them with the necessities of the early game. And mods shouldn't be the answer to this glaring deficiency. Some people actually enjoy playing vanilla

[Jack Niggleson]

Originally posted by Steelfleece:

Originally posted by Jack Niggleson:

I'm sure there is or will be, there are mods for everything, but it seems like a real oversight that it isn't in vanilla. Weapons, but no armor? Why?

Maybe some overly optimistic attempt to keep players from slotting 7-year-olds into the battle line?

Look, if tynan didn't want us to send them to war, he wouldn't have given them the ability to hold swords and rifles.

[POWER WITHIN USER]

Originally posted by Jack Niggleson:

why can't I can make I make toddler sized flak vests and plate armor?

Because they'll either have a mad turtle catch up with them and one shot them or they'll grow up. That is if they don't starve first because they are too slow to reach a table that's 20 tiles away.
Then you're left with a kid sized flak vest of poor quality, also tainted.

[Steelfleece]

Originally posted by POWER WITHIN USER:

Originally posted by Jack Niggleson:

why can't I can make I make toddler sized flak vests and plate armor?

Because they'll either have a mad turtle catch up with them and one shot them or they'll grow up. That is if they don't starve first because they are too slow to reach a table that's 20 tiles away.
Then you're left with a kid sized flak vest of poor quality, also tainted.

That's like the old 'For sale: baby shoes, never worn' except maybe more depressing. Or amusing. One or the other. 'For sale: Child Flak Vest (Poor T)'

[eMYNOCK]

don't send kids into battle... thats what the adults are for.

even the dscription of the only armor piece you can make in kids size plain and simply states that, if the wearer actually had to use this piece... something clearly went horribly wrong.

the only thing that would make sense for that kids helmet would be a skateboard...

[Jack Niggleson]

Originally posted by POWER WITHIN USER:

Originally posted by Jack Niggleson:

why can't I can make I make toddler sized flak vests and plate armor?

Because they'll either have a mad turtle catch up with them and one shot them or they'll grow up. That is if they don't starve first because they are too slow to reach a table that's 20 tiles away.
Then you're left with a kid sized flak vest of poor quality, also tainted.

I subscribe to a Nietzschean parenting philosophy. The rim is no place for the weak. If my offspring can't deal with a few maneating turtles what good are they.

[The Former]

Originally posted by Jack Niggleson:

Originally posted by POWER WITHIN USER:

Because they'll either have a mad turtle catch up with them and one shot them or they'll grow up. That is if they don't starve first because they are too slow to reach a table that's 20 tiles away.
Then you're left with a kid sized flak vest of poor quality, also tainted.

I subscribe to a Nietzschean parenting philosophy. The rim is no place for the weak. If my offspring can't deal with a few maneating turtles what good are they.

So basically, agoge. Or at least, the popular fantasy of what the agoge was.